WESTFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- A teenager was killed when flames engulfed a house in Westfield, New Jersey early Monday.
The fire broke out at about 2:45 a.m. at a two and a half story wood frame home on Prospect Street.
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Firefighters encountered heavy fire on the first floor, and the flames spread to the upper floors as a third alarm was declared.
A male teen trapped in the fire was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other family members who were in the house escaped without injury.
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It took two hours for firefighters to bring the fire under control.
An investigation revealed that the fire was accidental in nature and was traced to a source outside the home's living room wall.